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Blog Entry Sense and Censorship
by Sunil Abraham published Jan 31, 2012 last modified Jan 31, 2012 06:15 AM — filed under: , ,
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA) bills, at the US House of Representatives and Senate, respectively, appear to enforce property rights, but are, in fact, trade bills. This article by Sunil Abraham was published in the Indian Express on 20 January 2012.
Located in Internet Governance
Several Indian Twitter users' accounts suspended due to tech glitch
by Prasad Krishna published Nov 03, 2014 last modified Dec 05, 2014 12:17 AM — filed under: ,
Twitter denies conspiracy theory, blames technical glitch for account suspensions
Located in Internet Governance / News & Media
Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi’s hook?*
by Prasad Krishna published May 02, 2012 last modified May 02, 2012 06:31 AM — filed under: ,
"Should the censors tighten Savita Bhabhi's hook, asks a blog entry published in Churumuri on May 1, 2012.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Shreya Singhal and 66A
by Sunil Abraham published Apr 11, 2015 last modified Apr 19, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: , , , ,
Most software code has dependencies. Simple and reproducible methods exist for mapping and understanding the impact of these dependencies. Legal code also has dependencies --across court orders and within a single court order. And since court orders are not produced using a structured mark-up language, experts are required to understand the precedential value of a court order.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Blog Entry So Much to Lose
by Nishant Shah published Dec 02, 2012 last modified Dec 07, 2012 04:39 PM — filed under: , , , ,
Unless you have been hiding under a rock, you have been a witness to the maelstrom of events that accompanied the death of the political leader Bal Thackeray.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Social Media 1, Indian Government 0
by Prasad Krishna published Apr 26, 2012 last modified Apr 27, 2012 04:44 AM — filed under: ,
The futility of the Indian government’s attempts to control what is posted on Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites was thrown into high relief this week, after a video purportedly showing Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu Singvi having sex in his office resulted in his resignation.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Social media, SMS are not why NE students left Bangalore
by Nishant Shah published Aug 25, 2012 last modified Aug 28, 2012 10:48 AM — filed under: , , ,
I woke up one morning to find that I was living in a city of crisis. Bangalore, where the largest public preoccupations to date have been about bad roads, stray dogs, and occasionally, the lack of night-life, the city was suddenly a space that people wanted to flee and occupy simultaneously.
Located in Internet Governance
Some ISPs block Wordpress domain across India
by Prasad Krishna published Aug 26, 2012 — filed under: , , ,
Latest reports confirm that Tata Photon has blocked access to the Wordpress.com domain across India, following a government order to block web pages containing offensive content.
Located in News & Media
Blog Entry Statutory Motion Against Intermediary Guidelines Rules
by Pranesh Prakash published Mar 26, 2012 last modified Apr 03, 2012 09:35 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
Rajya Sabha MP, Shri P. Rajeev has moved a motion that the much-criticised Intermediary Guidelines Rules be annulled.
Located in Internet Governance / Blog
Stop Press Carousel
by Prasad Krishna published Feb 22, 2013 last modified Mar 06, 2013 04:27 AM — filed under: ,
The silent blocking of URLs by the DoT assaults freedom of expression.
Located in News & Media